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PUTTING OUT MACHINE.

No. 274,858. Patented Mar. 27,1883;

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y UNITED STATES PATENT 4QVFFICEQ JOSEPH W. VAUGHN OF PEABODY, ASSIGNORTO HIMSELF, AND GEORGE L. NEWGOMB, OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS.

PUTTING-OUT MACHINE.

SPEGIFICATION.forming part of Letters Patent No. 274,858, dated March27, 1883. Application filed December 1, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom tt may concern 'Be it known that I, JosEPH W. VAUGHN, ofPeabody, in the county of Essex, State of Massachusetts, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Putting-Out Machines, of which thefollowing is adescription sufficiently full, clear, and exact to enableany person skilled in the art or science to which said inventionappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is an isometrical perspective view of my improved machine; Fig.2, a front elevation of thesame; Fig. 3, an end view showing the machinewith its drivingpulleys and main gearwheel in position; Fig. 4, an-endview showing the machine with a part of its pulleysand gears removed;Fig. 5, a top plan view of the rollers; Fig. 6, a vertical transversesection of the holder, and Fig. 7 a view designed to show thearrangement oftheshort threads or flanges of l the rollers.

Like letters and figures of reference indicate corresponding parts inthe different figures of the drawings.

My invention relates to mechanism designed to be used in the manufactureof leather for performing the work usually done by hand in "putting out,setting out, and scouring morocco and other skins and hidesto increasetheir size, remove the fleshings, tanningliquors, and water, and renderthem smooth and even and it consists in a'novel construction andarrangement of the parts, as hereinafter more fully set forth andclaimed, by

which a new and more effective device of this character'is produced thanhas heretofore been employed for that purpose.

The nature and operation of my improvement will be readily understood byall conversant with such matters'from the following description.

In the drawings, A represents the frame of the machine; B O, therollers; D, the main shaft; E, the main driving-pulley, and F the mainbelt.

The main shaft is journaled horizontally in the upper part of theframe-work, and carries the pulley G for driving the roller 0, thepulley H for driving the roller B, and the pulley I for driving theshaft J. i

The frame of the machine is provided with an auxiliary standard orupright, K, near one ofits ends and jonrnaled therein, and in theopposite end of the frame'there is a countershaft, L, carrying the fastand loose pulleys M and pinion N, which intermeshes with the gear Oonthe shaft J, the pulleys M being connected with the driving-pulley I bythe crossed belt P. The rollers B G are arranged in parallelism and onthe same plane, and are journaled'horizontally in the swinging arms orlugs Q, the

upper ends of which are jointed to the frame 6 at d. Secured at a a tothe shafts 50, journaled in the lower ends of the arms Q, are twolevers, R S, connected at their inner ends by the joint 00, the lever Rbeing extended to form the handle T at the front of the machine. Atreadle-shaft, U, provided at either end with the arms V and at itscenter with the treadle W, isdisposed in the lower part of theframe-work, and at the outer end of each of the arms there is a pulley,Y.

Attached to the standard K are two loose pulleys, y y, and passing overthese and under the pulley Y there is a vertically-a'rranged cord, m,having its ends respectively secured 8o to the shafts 50 or levers R Sat or near the points a. a.

It will be understood that the rollers B O are provided at each of theirends with a pair of the jointed levers R S, pivoted to the lugs 8 Q andsecured on each side of the machine to shafts 50, and that the leversare connected by means ofa cord audpulleys with the treadlerod U,substantially as shown in Fig. 4.

Arranged to slide vertically in proper ways 93 between the standard Kand one end of the frame-work A there is a wed ge-shaped holder orcarrier, W, provided at either end with a rack, g, which intermesheswith a pinion, h, on the shaft J. This holder has a body, 2', com- 5posed of wood and provided with a metallic cap, j, and is covered with astout leather apron, I, having a rubber lining, p, to render it elastic,or enable the apron to yield slightly when in use.

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g erases A cross-bar, X,is arranged over the machine and provided with avertically-disposed bar, f, at either end, which bars work in properways in the standards of the frame-work and have their lower endsrespectively connectedto the levers B S at the joints 03 One of the barsf, nearest the pulley I, is providcdwith a cord, 22, which passes underthe sheave n on the frame A, and is secured to the forward part of theshipping-lever 30. This lever is arranged horizontally, being centrallypivoted to the frame at r, and is provided with an ordinary shipping barand clutch, q, for shipping the belt P, which drives the shaft J throughthe intermediate pulley, M, pinion N, and gear O.'

The roller B is driven from the pulley H by the belt 6, which passesover the pulley 20, and the roller 0 from the pulley G by the belt t,which passes around the loose guide-pulleys y 3 on the standard K togive the roller 0 a movement opposite to that of the roller B, asindicated by the arrows. The rollers are preferably composed of brass orcomposition, and

are provided with a series of long spirally-ar- 2 5 ranged threads orflanges, 45, disposed at equal distances apart on their peripheries, asbest seen in Fig. 5, which threads, and the shorter ones hereinafterdescribed, are designed to take the place 'of the slicker used inputting out skins in the ordinary manner. These threads start from thecenter of the roller and pass spirally in opposite directions around ittoward the ends. For instance, in Fig.2 each of the threads starts fromthe same point on the vertical line 35, drawn through the center of theroller, one passing spirally downward to the right-hand end of theroller and the other in like manner to the left-hand end of the same,the pitch of the threads 45 are necessarily represented as having lesspitch than is desirable for most kinds of work.

Between each pair of the long threads or flanges 45 the surface oftherollers is grooved or fluted in such a manner as to form a series=ofshort threads or flanges, 34, which stand nearer at a right angle to theaxial line of the roller than the threads 45. These short threads are ofthe same height as the long threads and startor project from the rearedges of the same, but do not extend entirely across the spaces betweenthe long threads, thus leaving a groove or channel, 15, immediately infront of each long thread, which serves as a drain to carry off thewater and tanning-liquors pressed from the skins or hides during theprocess of treating them with the machine.

The object of the long spirallyarranged threads 45 isto remove the lightfleshings and stretch the skin or hide downward and at the same timediagonally ontward, while the object of the short threads 34 is tostretch theskin laterally or more nearly in a line with the rollers.Whenconstructedwithangularedges the threads remove the lighter fleshyparts of the hide or skin which are not removed by green-shaving, butthey may be so formed or constructed as to render the machine adapted togreen-shave the hide or skin, if desired, or to remove the heavy orthick fleshings.

In the use of my improvement the hide or skin 25, having first beengreen-shaved or properly prepared for the putting out, settingout, orscouring process, as the case may be, is placed upon the holder W, withthe flesh side outward, and the machine started up by means of the mainbelt F. The shipping-lever 30 is then moved to ship the belt P onto thefast pulley M, thereby communicating motion to the shaft J through theintermediate pinion, N, and gear 0, causing the holder Wto move upwardby means ofthe pinions h and racks g, passing between the rollers B O,and submitting the skin to their action in a manner which will bereadily obvious without a more explicit description. The side pieces,27, in which the holder is framed and to which the racks g are attached,are elongated or extend above the racks, and when the holder has passedupward a sufficient distance to bring all parts of the hide or skin intocontact'with the rollers these side pieces strike the under part of thecrossbar X and lift or raise the same, drawing up the vertical bars f fand bringing the levers R S, to which the lower ends of said bars areattached, into the position indicated by the dotted lines 17 in Fig. 4,thereby throwing the rollers out of contact with the skin or hide on theholder. The cord 22, connecting the shipping-lever 30 with one of thebars f, being drawn upward as said bar rises, operates the lever 30 toship the belt P from the fast to thenormal position on the rubbercushions 44, as 1 shown in Figs. 1 and 2, preparatory to receivinganother hide or skin 25. The rollers B C are prevented from coming intoactual contact with each other by stops (not shown) attached to theinside of the frame-work, against which the lugsQ strike when in avertical or nearly vertical position, and by the shafts 50 coming intocontact with the frame-work. When the lovers R S are elevated, as shownby the dotted lines 17, and the joint to passes above'a horizontal linedrawn through the points a a, the levers become locked or remainextended, and thus hold the rollers apart while the holder Wdescendsfrom between them to its normal position, as described.

.It will be understood that all of the parts essential to the properoperation of the machine are so timed that the raising of the levers ICC274,855 I I e R S to the position shown'by the dotted lines 17 in Fig.4fwillbe coincident with the shipping of the belt P to cause the descentof the .holder.

As the holder carrying the hide or skin i 25 passes upward between therollers the handle T is elevated, as seen in Fig. 4, permittingtherollers to come into contact with the skin, and at the same time thefoot is placed upon the treadle w, and through the cords m and pulleys Yz the rollers are forced inwardly against the skin until the desiredamount of pressure is obtained thereon to properly accomplish the work,the treadle heingreleased as the holder falls. The edges of the threadsand 34 may be angular orroundedin any degree, oraccording to the workthey are required to do, and when rounded may be applied to the grainside of the skin, if desired. As the threads 45 all start from the sameline, 35, or from the center of the rollers,the hide or skin at the partcorresponding therewith would not. be properlyand sufticiently put outor stretched laterally if the threads 45 only were. used, or if theshort threads 34 were regularly ar' ranged. To obviate this dificultythe short threads 34, between every alternate pair of the long threads,are carried past or across the line 35, as seen in Fig. 7. Forinstance,in section 1 otisaid figure the short threads 34 cross the line 35 andmeet at on the left side of said line; in section 2 they meet directlyon I rollers and the pressure placed upon the same by the treadle, andalso the speed at which theholder travels, should be varied inaccordance with the work being done.

In Fig. l a whole skin or hide is represented on the holder, the neckand butt being arranged on the top of the same; but when a side, orone-half ofa skin or hide, is treated the neck and butt come on oppositesides of the holder, near the bottom, and for treating or putting outsides, or one-half ofa hide or skin, the rollers should be constructedwith the line 35 or meeting-point ot' the threads 45 nearer one end thanthe other, in order that this portion of the rollers may act upon theneck and thicker portions of the skin.

It will be obvious that the two sides of the holder constitutetwoinclined tables, on which the hide or. skin rests, and that a holderof this shape will present the hide or skin to the rollers to betteradvantage, and enable the same to act more effectively on the skin,especially at the center, than would bepossible were the holder of thesame thickness throughout, or as thick at the top as it is at thebottom. The

swinging lugs Q, enable the rollers to yield or separate as'the holderpasses between them, and the counter-balance 40 prevents the holder.from descending too rapidly when its upward movements are reversed. Therollers may also be separated orbroughttogether by means i of the handleT, as required.

It will be obvious that as the holder carrying the hide or skin passesupward between the rollers the inner surfaces of the rollers, or thoseportions of the same which are in contact. with the hide or skin, moredownward, or in a direction opposite to that of the holder, therebyopposing the passage of the holder and skin between the same, thesemovements of the holder or carrier and the rollers, as described, beingessential to the proper performance of the work.

It will also be apparent that in amachine of this character themovements of the holder and rollers may be reversed, or that the holdermay remain stationary and the rollers be so arranged as to advance andrecede in performing their work, and that instead of the swinging lugs Qthe rollers may lie arrangedto yield to the passage of the holder bymeans of properly-disposed springs, without departing from the spirit ofmy improvement. As I propose to make the rollers B O the subject-matterof other Letters Patent, I do not herein claim the same, broadly, orwhen in and of themselves considered; but, Having thus explained myinvention, what I claim'is-- 1. In a putting-out machine, a pair ofyielding rollers provided with flanges or threads for scraping orstretchiug the hide or skin, and adapted to revolve in oppositedirgctions in such a manner as to oppose the passage of the-skin betweenthe same when in contact therewith, and a holder or carrier for the hideor skin, which holder passes between said rollers in presenting the hideor skin to the action of the same. in combination with mechanism foroperating said rollers and holder, substantially as specified.

2; In a putting-out machine, the combination of the followinginstrumentalities, to wit: a pair of yielding rollers provided withflanges or threads for scraping or stretching the hide or skin, amovable holder or carrier for bolding and presenting the hide or skin tothe action of the rollers, a shipping device for reversing the movementof the holder or, carrier after it has presented the hide or skin to theaction of the rollers, and a treadle ordevice for increasing thepressure of the rollers on the hide or skin at the will of the operatorof the machine, substantially as set forth.

3. In a putting-out machine, the rollers B (3,suspended in the swinginglugs Q, in combination with the levers R S, substantially as described.

4. In a putting-out machine, the bars Xff, in combination with theleversIt S and rollers B O, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5, In a putting-out machine, the combination of the'bars X ff, cord 22,and shippinglever 30 for automatically shipping the belt P and reversingthe movement of the holder or carrier W, substantially as specified.

6. In a putting-out machine, the holder or carrier W, provided with anelastic covering which yields slightly when the rollers act upon 9. In aputting-out machine, the projections or bars 27, in combination with thebars Xff, levers R S, rollers B O, and operative mechanism,substantially as specified.

10. In a putting-out machine, the treadleshaft U, provided with thelever or arm a and cord m, in combination with the swinging lugs Q androllers B O, substantially as and for the purpose'set forth anddescribed.

11. In a putting-out machine, theshaft D, bars Xff, rollers B O, shaftJ, holder or carrier' W, and their operative mechanism, arranged in theframe-work A in the relative positions described, and as shown, wherebyconnecting the levers R S at one end of the machine with those at theother, thereby enabling the levers to be operated in unison by thehandle T, substantially as set forth.

13. In a putting-out machine, a verticallyarranged carrier or holder forthe hide or skin, h avin g two tables arranged opposite each other, orback to back, in such manner that a part of the hide or skin will reston one of the tables and a part on the other, and be simultaneouslyoperated on by the mechanism for scraping, stretching, or putting outthe same as said carrier advances to be acted upon by said mechanism,substantially as specified.

14.. In a putting-out machine. the bars Xff, levers R S, andcross-connecting shafts 50, combined and arranged to operate with therollers B G, substantially as set forth.

15. .In a putting-out machine, the combination of the rollers B 0,provided with the fianges'45, and arranged substantially as shown,whereby the action of the rollers upon the hide or skin will be thesame'on either side, substantially as shown and described.

J0S.W. VAUGHN.

Witnesses:

O. A. SHAW, H. E. METOALF.

